Below are the slides from my recent presentation to the San Diego chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, The Ten Commandments of Picture Book Writing.
The Ten Commandments of Picture Book Writing
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December 14, 2014 at 3:41 pm
Reblogged this on Pearlz Dreaming and commented:
For all those writing picture books this is a good read.
December 14, 2014 at 7:53 pm
Love it!!
December 15, 2014 at 12:38 am
LOVE this, Henry, and OH, how I agree! 😀
December 15, 2014 at 7:49 pm
This was absolutely perfect. thank you!
December 21, 2014 at 6:54 am
Hilarious! Or not….. And so perfectly true. Or is it?
December 23, 2014 at 9:24 am
Thanks for this wonderful post! What a great thing to remember: that rules can be broken and bent if it works for the story.
December 27, 2014 at 4:17 pm
Rules are meant to be broken. Yay! I’ll share this on my FB . Thanks
January 1, 2015 at 8:26 pm
Brilliant.
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March 5, 2015 at 4:30 pm
Yes…
April 30, 2015 at 2:45 am
Genius!
May 4, 2015 at 1:03 pm
I shared this on Google+. I wish I could have attended your presentation.
May 5, 2015 at 5:52 pm
This made me giggle. Thanks, I needed it. 🙂
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June 17, 2016 at 7:42 am
Reblogged this on Deb Dunn and Life's Lessons and commented:
In writing as in life, it’s always a good idea to know the rules, question them, and bend them – if for a good and compelling reason. Thanks for this post, Henry Herz.
June 17, 2016 at 10:50 am
Loved this :0)
June 18, 2016 at 3:05 pm
Thanks!
September 13, 2019 at 10:53 am
Super condensed with words and color backgrounds. Overall, a quick important read. Thank you Henry.
September 13, 2019 at 10:55 am
Thanks, Virginia.